28.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Broadwater · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Broadwater
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
About 28.3% of people in Broadwater live with a long-term health condition. This figure is about the same as the Queensland and national rates, with mental health and arthritis being the most common long-term issues reported. Most residents report having no long-term health problems at all.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Mental health conditions affect 9.3% of the population, which is higher than most areas, though this is about the same as the national figure. Around 20.9% of people live with one long-term condition, while 5.9% manage two.
9.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Broadwater, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
The 4.7% of people who need help with daily activities is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
4.7% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30383/broadwater/topic/health-disability